1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix Explained

Type:NC
Country:Argentina
Grand Prix:Buenos Aires Grand Prix
Date:27 January
Year:1957
Official Name:XI Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Location:Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Km:4.556
Course Mi:2.840
Distance Laps:60 (2 x 30)
Distance Km:273.978
Distance Mi:170.809
Pole Driver:Juan Manuel Fangio
Pole Country:Argentina
Pole Team:Maserati
Pole Time:2:17.9
Fast Driver:Juan Manuel Fangio
Fast Country:Argentina
Fast Team:Maserati
Fast Driver2:Peter Collins
Fast Country2:UK
Fast Team2:Ferrari
Fast Time:2:19.6
First Driver:Juan Manuel Fangio
First Country:Argentina
First Team:Maserati
Second Driver:Jean Behra
Second Country:France
Second Team:Maserati
Third Driver:Luigi Musso
Third Country:Italy
Third Team:Ferrari
Third Driver2:Peter Collins
Third Country2:UK

The 1957 Buenos Aires Grand Prix was a Formula Libre race held at Buenos Aires on 27 January 1957, at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez. The race was held over two heats of 30 laps each, with the result declared as an aggregate of the two. Juan Manuel Fangio finished first and third, his aggregate time giving him a win only 25 seconds ahead of Jean Behra's two second places.[1] [2] The race was run in extremely hot conditions which led to several cases of driver exhaustion, with some retiring and handing over to a team mate.[3]

Classification

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/Retired
12 Juan Manuel FangioOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250F2h22m30.3, 119.18kph
26 Jean BehraOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250F+24.8s
312 Luigi Musso
Peter Collins
Scuderia FerrariLancia Ferrari D-50+1:26.9
416 Mike HawthornScuderia FerrariLancia Ferrari D-50+2:05.3
514 Eugenio Castellotti
Luigi Musso
Scuderia FerrariLancia Ferrari D-50+2:13.3
68 Carlos Menditéguy
Stirling Moss
Officine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250F+3:30.2
718 Cesare PerdisaScuderia FerrariLancia Ferrari D-5059 laps
820 Wolfgang von Trips
Peter Collins
Scuderia FerrariLancia Ferrari D-5059 laps
928 Alejandro de Tomaso
Luigi Piotti
Luigi PiottiMaserati 250F55 laps
1022 Harry SchellScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F51 laps
Ret10 Peter Collins
Masten Gregory
Scuderia FerrariLancia Ferrari D-5040 laps
Ret26 Enrique SticoniScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F29 laps
Ret4 Stirling MossOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati 250F24 laps
Ret30 José Froilán GonzálezJosé Froilán GonzálezFerrari 62523 laps
Ret24 Giorgio ScarlattiScuderia Centro SudMaserati 250F3 laps

Notes and References

  1. Web site: XI Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires. silhouet.com. 2022-04-06.
  2. Web site: XI Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires 1957. F2 Register. 2022-04-06.
  3. Web site: 1957 Argentine Grand Prix race report: Fangio the home hero. Motor Sport. 2022-04-06.